Oklahoma

Cumulative Voting in New York, OBAR Press Conference, Top-Two Bill in Louisiana, More Money for Prop 14

Port Chester, NY Adopts Cumulative Voting and Other Landmark Reforms
Port Chester, NY has adopted several new changes to provide more power to their voters. The village will take advantage of this historic reform on June 15 when voters choose the village’s board of trustees. For the first time, Port Chester voters will be empowered to:

Elect [...]

Stubborn Oklahoma lawmakers need to hear from you

Oklahoma’s largest newspaper, The Oklahoman, mentioned Free & Equal in an editorial titled “Access endeavor” on March 6. The daily paper claimed that our support for House Bill 1072 – a measure to ease the state’s third party signature requirement – probably won’t “do much good” because Oklahoma lawmakers are “reluctant” towards reform.
Is The Oklahoman [...]

Free & Equal supports Oklahoma lobbying effort

Oklahoma City – The Free & Equal Elections Foundation has made a financial commitment to a lobbying effort in Oklahoma aimed at easing the nation’s highest petition requirement for unqualified political parties.
The foundation has given an initial grant to Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform (OBAR) – a coalition of the state’s third parties – to [...]

Tobin to Rockford Tea Party this weekend

Free & Equal is very pleased to announce that our fearless leader, Christina Tobin, will deliver the first of two keynote addresses at a townhall event Saturday hosted by the Rockford (Illinois) Tea Party. The event kicks off at 8:45 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. at the Stockholm Inn in Rockford.
Christina is scheduled to [...]

OK not only state praying for a bill

The rules for minor political parties and independents to get on the ballot vary greatly from state to state, and Alabama has among the worst of these rules.
New parties in Alabama need signatures of registered voters equal to 3 percent of the voter turnout in the previous governor’s race to secure a spot on the [...]

Get A Bill Sponsored Today

Calling all friends of democracy, of a right to a meaningful vote, of accountable representation, of free and equal elections!
December is the time to grab your state legislators and ask them to sponsor a ballot-access reform bill for the upcoming 2010 legislative session.
According to Ballot Access News, “More progress improving ballot access laws comes from [...]

Free & Equal Elections to Host Oklahoma Ballot Access Fundraiser

This Thursday night near downtown of Oklahoma City, The Free & Equal Elections Foundation will hold a Fundraiser Dinner for Oklahomans for Ballot Access (OBAR).
2008 Constitution Party Presidential candidate Dr. Chuck Baldwin will be the keynote speaker at the dinner. Oklahoma State Senator Randy Brogdon and Free & Equal Chair Christina Tobin will also speak at [...]

Oklahoma Ballot Access Update

Time Runs Out for OK Ballot Access Reform Bill
Free & Equal Elections has been working with Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform (OBAR) to pass an improved ballot access law in Oklahoma. The following is a press release from OBAR.
Oklahoma City (May 18, 2009) – A ballot access reform bill which received strong support in [...]

Oklahoma Ballot Access Update

Ballot Access Bill Still Alive: Your Support Needed
The state of Oklahoma has  the most restrictive ballot access laws in the country. It is nearly impossible for a party (other than the Democrats and Republicans of course) to be able  to achieve a ballot line in the state. To make the already appalling state of ballot [...]